HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Nokia Lumia 638

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Windows Phone 8X: 6 g lighter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  130 g

  Lumia 638:

  136 g

• Screen diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Windows Phone 8X:

  4.3 in

  Lumia 638:

  4.5 in

• Chipset

  Windows Phone 8X:

  Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus

  Lumia 638:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Lumia 638: 0.9 mm thinner

  Windows Phone 8X:

  10.1 mm

  Lumia 638:

  9.2 mm

• Height

  Lumia 638: 2.9 mm shorter

  Windows Phone 8X:

  132.4 mm

  Lumia 638:

  129.5 mm

• Release year

  Windows Phone 8X:

  2012

  Lumia 638:

  2014

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Windows Phone 8X

   Height:

   132.4 mm +2.9 mm versus Lumia 638

   Width:

   66.2 mm

   Depth:

   10.1 mm +0.9 mm versus Lumia 638

2. 2. Lumia 638

   Height:

   129.5 mm

   Width:

   66.7 mm

   Depth:

   9.2 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Windows Phone 8X

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. Lumia 638

   Screen diagonal:

   4.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   55.8 cm²

Lumia 638 has approximately 9.5% more rectangular screen area than Windows Phone 8X.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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